NFL Week 10 open thread

Whatever crosses your mind...

The good and the bad of the Falcons offense were on display within the first 6 minutes against NOLA. The good is the opening possession, right down the field, short passes, a bomb, a pass to a tackle eligible, no incomplete passes, a TD as quick as you like.

The bad; no short yardage running game. 1st and 1 on the goal line, stuffed. 3rd and 1 on their second possession, stuffed.

No improvement over last season's short yardage rush problems. One of these days, that's going to be a big problem.

And there it is. Game on the line, the Falcons couldn't rush for a yard. Needing a TD, 1:47 left, third and goal from the 1, Turner loses a yard. Incomplete pass on 4th down and they come away empty. It's telling that a team that would like to play smash mouth football chose to pass on 2 out of 3 downs from the one-yard line when they absolutely, positively needed a TD.

Pretty disappointing last series for the Falcons there, but the Saints deserved that win. Now we can stop all that nonsense about the undefeated season and let those old geezer Phins drink their champagne again.

Lots of big scoring games and upsets so far, and a squeaker by the Pats. Really looking forward to the CHI/HOU game tonight.

What on earth came over the Bengals today???? Holy moley! Was at the Broncos-Panthers game, just kept seeing the Bengals stretch that lead and stretch it some more. Nice. Looking forward to the highlights, suspect there was a good bit of Dalton-Green involved here...
The Panthers, on the other hand, are truly terrible. The Saints and Redskins should be ashamed of themselves for losing to them. They can't run block, can't pass block, and the special teams are as wretched as ever. The defense really wasn't terrible (despite the final score), but they only got to Manning once and didn't even get close to him for most of the day. The Broncos D looked all-world. Peyton Manning was...well, Peyton Manning. This would have been a looooong afternoon if not for my overwhelming Manning-worship.
If I were John Fox I'd be worried about the turnover situation, though. Willis McGahey can't hold on to the ball to save his soul. If I were Ron Rivera, I'd be worried about my job. Maybe the Panthers should hire the Bud-soaked dude next to me who kept yelling "Run it up the middle!!!!!!" Yeah, he'd be a good choice